Open out bed jacket



Nov. 7, 1950 E. WlNKLER 7 2,528,630

OPEN OUT BED JACKET Filed Aug. 25, 1949 INVENTOR. ZZZ/Z4347 1 MmzzzzPatented Nov. 7, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE OPEN OUT BED JACKETElizabeth L. Winkler, Great Neck, N. Y.

Application August 25, 1949, Serial No. 112,336

1 Claim.

This invention relates to an open out bed jacket.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a simple bed jacketwhich can be opened outwardly along the sides thereof and which can beseparated along the back portion upwardly to the back of the neckthereof thereby to permit the easy removal of the jacket from thewearer.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an open out bedjacket which is simple and dressy, which may be trimmed and decoratedwith laces or ribbons, is easy to iron, inexpensive to manufacture, easyto apply to the wearer and which can be connected by simple snapfastener elements to the body of the wearer.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention,reference may be had to the following detailed description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is aperspective view of the jacket looking upon the front and one sidethereof.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the jacket looking upon the back or rearthereof.

Fig. 3 is a top plan View of the jacket with the portions thereof spreadout and flattened.

Referring now to the figures, represents a front panel having pockets Il and I2 and decorative pieces l3 and l4. On the front panel element areside snap fasteners l5 and I6. At the top of the front panel is a collarlike formation ll surrounding a neck opening I8. The back panel isformed of two parts which are joined together by snap fastener elements19 and 20 located respectively upon the separable parts of the backportion. The separable parts of the back portion may be identified asindicated at 21 and 22 and these parts have respectively cooperatingfastener elements 23 and 24 adapted respectively to be connected to therespective fastener elements l5 and I6 to secure the front and backportions together. A ribbon or tie 25 extends from the collar I! at thefront thereof.

As the front and back portions are joined together by the snap fastenerelements, arm holes as indicated at 26 are provided. At the same timethe neck opening [8 is provided and the back portion is closed by thefastener elements I9 and 20.

It will be seen that when the fastener elements are detached from oneanother that the entire jacket can be made flat and easily ironed. Toconnect the jacket with the patient lying in bed, it is a simple matterto place the same about the 2 patient and to fasten the snap fastenerelements at the back and at the sides under the arm. The jacket isapplied to the patient in a simple manner and similar to that which abib is applied. Simply raise the front portion about the neck of thewearer and fasten at the back and at the sides. The sides are easily andquickly formed by snapping the fastener elements under the arms. Theusual hospital bed jacket is difficult to get into. The present jacketis easily applied and may be made dressy by trimming 2'! about theentire periphery of the piece and similar to the collar ll. The shoulderformation may be stiffened by stitchings as indicated at 28 laterallyspaced from one another.

while various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shallbe understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope ofthe present invention as defined by the appended claim.

Having thus set forth and disclosed .the nature of my invention, what isclaimed is:

An open out bed jacket comprising a front portion having a neck opening,separable back portions, the front and back portions adapted to extendover the shoulder and over the front and back of the wearer, fasteningelements connected to the separable back portions and adapted to engagewith one another to connect the back portions together and the jacketabout the back of the wearer, fastener elements on the front and backportions and cooperable with one another to connect the portionstogether beneath the arms and to provide the arm openings for thejacket, parallel stiffening stitchings extending between the front andback portions and adapted to lie over the shoulders of the wearer tostiffen the shoulder formations provided thereby and trimming materialextending around the entire periphery of the front and back portionsexcept for the overlapping of the back portions and about the neckopening.

ELIZABETH L. WINKLER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 894,096 Anderson July 21, 19081,887,028 Lemke et al. Nov. 8, 1932 2,056,998 Beiter Oct. 13, 1936

